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DEFENCES

Battleship Launched, Another Laid Down

PARIS, Jan. 17. FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH-

By-Election Candidate Withdraws

Defers To Premier's Appeal

London, Jan. 17,

January 18, 1939.

CHINESE LEADER'S CONFIDENCE

"We Are Sure To Win In End"

LONDON, Jan. 17. In response to what he describes as

"EVEN IF WE don't get help national appeal from the Prime ING of the 35,000-ton battleship Minister not to split the National/ from abroad, we are sure we Richelieu at Brest this after Government vote, Mr. J. F. Wright, can win in the end", declared noon, a second 35,000-ton battle- Independent Conservative and Chang Peng-chun, who ship, the Clemencenu was laid farmers' candidate, has withdrawn flown from Chungking to Lon- down at the same port in the from the by-election in East Norfolk, don in nine days, including so that only two candidates--Mr. F. afternoon.

Medliestt, Liberal National, and air, three days spent in talks with N. R. Tillel, Labour-will go to the officials at Rangoon, when inter-

viewed here to-day. poll on Thursday week,

In a speech at the launching of the Richelleu, the Minister of Marine, M. Campinchl, paid tribute to the celebrated work accomplished for France by Cardinal Rchelieu M. ClemencEAU,

and

The Government majority at the Inst election was 124.

He said that the wur hind

had

now

In his letter to Mr. Wright, the entered its second phase. The first Premier assured him of the Govern- was a defensive phase of preparation ment's policy to do everything pos- for a counter-offensive throughout The French navy, sald M. Cam-rible to restore prosperlly to agri-the country, when the Chinese would put 240 divisions, each consisting of pinch, and honoured in the Richelieu culture. one of the founders of the French

"The Ministry of Agriculture is now 10,000 men inte battle, empire, as well as the vanquisher of engaged in an exhaustive review of There would be no positional the Spanish, and a statesman who the whole problem with the National battles, and no battle-front, but a clearly recognised that the power of Farmers' Union and others, What-new type of warfare of space move- the nation must be founded on its ever tenislation is found necessary military and naval strength.

the The navy had honoured in Clemenceau the victor of the wo

authoritarian and war, and "an

s." The statesman in those tragic days. duly of the present Government was to preserve the liberty and well- Richelieu in the

will be proceeded with as quickly as ment, with forces spread all over the

country. possible." added the Premier-British:

Was Wireless,

Chang Peng-chun sald he confident that the Japanese had not enough men for effective resistance. Moreover, it looked as if help for

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of The President of the Board Traile received a deputation of ship- owners to-day with reference to the proposals of the Joint shipping policy conimitler, made publie last Wednes day tor the maintenance of British shipping.

Mr. Oliver Stanley acknowledged' the extensive work which had gone to the preparation of the joint com- mittees report and renewed the as- surance he gave in Parliament last July, that the Government would give it their full consideration of its pro- blems-British Wireless.

Premier's Busy Day At Work

London, Jan. 17.

con-

The Prime Minister to-dily tinued his series of consultations with ministerial colleagues which be began yesterday.

of

war.

new State, he declared.—

Miss Marjorle Juan Streten The Chinese planned not only to Chatham, to whom ex-Lieutenant drive out the Japanese, but to Norman Baillie-Stewart, the "officer build a in the Tower." dedicated a poem, Reuter. was married at St. John's Church, Chatham, recently, to Mr. George Arthur Ward, of the inerchant ser- vice.

last Miss Streten, soprano, sang year at a concert at Maidstone Pri

in Baillle-Stewart was son.

the audience. In his cell afterwards he wrote a poem, "The Voice," which he dedicated "with railtude to Miss Marjorie Streten, on her singing My Hero,' from "The Chocolate Soldier."

A.R.P.

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In London

London, Jan. 17.

MACAO

SLOOP

AT MALACCA (Continued from Page 1.)

ing of the descendants of Malacca's Portuguese planeers and the sons of modern Portugal that gave the visit of the sloop special interest, Malaceans entered into the spirit enthusiasm. with of the occasion and officers and men of the sloop were soon mude to feel that they were among people of their own race.

WARMLY WELCOMED Capitao de Fragata Owen Pinto Organization of A.R.P. in the Lon- and his officers and men were warm- Rev. Father A. M. don area was further discussed to-day ly received by by the Lord Privy Seal, Sir John Corondo, Vicar of St. Peter's Church, Anderson, and representatives of the L.C.C. and the London boroughs.

The Minister undertook to consider matters further in the light of the

discussions.--British Wireless.

Two More Beheaded

In Berlin

'Berlin, Jan. 17.

Malacca, and the reception committee of the Eurasian Association. The Portuguese Commander first paid on official call on Mr. G. W. Bryant, Re- sident Councillor, and the Commander and his three senior officers, to- gether with Rey, Father Coroado, dined at the Residency..

Meanwhile some of the officers and men of the sloop were entertained at a tennis party held by the Euruslan Association on St. Francis Institution with courts. Men were supplied buses in which they went on sight- Two more persons executed this secing jaunts, while members of the This morning he saw Lord Zetland, Secretary for India, and Mr. Mal-morning brings the total of the head-reception commitee took the officers

man's victims to eight.

They were Heinz Koschen, 23, and 20, convicted of Gerard Kersandt.

State secrets. Reuter betraying Special

colm MacDonald. Secretary for the Dominions and Colunits.

This afternoon Sir Samuel Hoare, on the the Home Sceretary called Premier, who later sw Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secrelay on his return he attended Geneva, from

where yesterday's meeting of the League Council.

To-morrow Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Halifax will be able to esform regarding! the

rest of the Cabinet

Lan in Ruma their conversations week, as the ordinary weekly meet-

being ings of the Cabinet sumed-British Wireless,

arc

round in their cars.

INTEREST IN RUINS Great interest was evinced by the visitors in the ruins of the Church of Our Lady of the Annunelation, re- named the Church of St. Paul by the on St. Paul's H. This church was at one time surrounded by one of the strangest forts ever built by the Portuguese in the East.

Sympathy For Bush Dutch, which stands

Fires Victims

London, Jan. 17.

Rev, Father Corondo entertained The Dominions Secretary has telo-

some of the regraphed to the Governor of New the Commander and

South Wales and the Commonwealth officers and sallors to dinner at the there Government his sympathy at the loss Parochial House, and earlier

Was tea party on board ship t of life, and suffering, and damage which the ofleers entertained to property caused by the heat wave members of the reception committee. and bush fires.—British Wireless.

Proposed Embargo On Silver Imports

Washington, Jan. 17. Senator Townsend to-day intro- duced a Bill providing for the im- mediate cancellation of all adminis tration powers to buy silver and to issue silver certificates with a view to protecting the home markets for silver now held.

The Bill proposes an embargo on silver imports. Moreover, the Treo sury would be authorised to dispose of silver holdings after setting aside 5,550,000 ounces to meet future coin- age requirements.Reuter.

New Unemployed Demonstrations

London, Jan. 17. To the accompaniment of an in- cessant chorus from taxi and motor hooters, unemployed

to-day staged a further lie-down demonstra-

los in London.

men

In heavy rain, 50 members of the Unemployed Workers' Movement lay down on their backs across Oxford Street, and traffle was held up for 15 innutes before the men were ry- inoved by police.-Reuter.

New Auxiliary Air

Force Started

London, Jan. 17.

BRITAIN'S ADVERSE

FINANCES

the

Meanwhile the Cornmander issued a general invitation to members of the public generally to visit the ship and there was a constant stream of for- Inunches going backwards und wards from shore to ship, hundreds of people, the majority of them women and children, taking Exchequer returns show that total advantage of the invitation. ordinary revenue amounts to

£559,431,243 as against £648,003,- | A1acno to Portugal by way of Colombo 823 a year ago.

London, Jan. 17.

self

18

Total expenditure, less balancing items is £774,708,077 against £690,722.921 a year apo.- British Wireless.

many

The ship resumed is voyage from

and Goa at daybreak on January after having paid a memorable visil to the scene of one of the most colour- ful episodes in Portuguese colonial history.

Duke of Kent To | A.D.C. To Produce

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Comedy-Thriller

The Duke of Kent, as Governor- The Hongkon Amateur Dramatle General Designate of Australla, will Society plans to present "I killed the broadcast a message to the Common- Count", a comedy thriller in theree wealth on Australia Day, January 20. nets, written by Alec Coppel, at the China Fleet Club Theatre on February 8, 9, 10 and 11.

As yet, the cast has not been com- NEW G.S.O. 3 pleted, but the play is being produced by Captain H. L. Duncan, RA, who Major A. V. Petri, East Surrey Reappeared as Commander Rogers in a

A.D.C. successful

show, giment, arrived by the troopship "French Without Tears." Dilwara yesterday and assumed post The play roughly deals with the

recent

on the China Command Headquarters murder of the Count (in the prologus) B G.S.O., 3.

and the subsequent three neta con- aist of police investigations into the murder.

CALES SWEEPING UNITED KINGDOM

London, Jan. 17. Gales sweeping parts of the coun-

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the London plane, was avaliablo from local sources.

AIR SERVICES

Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

(Outward) For London, Australia, British and Europe: Imperial Countries Airways 7 am. Jan. 20; Imperial Airways 7 a.m. Jan. 24.

For Chungking. Sian etc.: Eurasia and C.NA.C. service indefinita.

For U.S.A., via. Manila, Honolulu, Guam: China Clipper 8.30 a.m. Jon.

For France via Hanol: Air France,

Inward

The Della, which left Hongkong at down yesterday with the outward 23. mail and one passenger, Mr. Pavans de Cecatty, a French businessman for 0.30 a.m. Jan. 21. Singapore,, is making the return

From London, Australia and Bri- flight to-day and is expected at Kai Tak fully loaded with mall at 5 pm. tish Countries: Imperial Airways 5 The Denebola will teave Hongkong P. Jan. 16; Imperial Airways' B at dawn on a special fight to Banit pa. Jan. 19. Imperial Airwa

From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwel-..' kolc to bring in the rest of the mall, P. Jan 21, and will be back here on Thursday Lin: CNA.C, Eurasia Services inde- afternoon.

Aalte.

From U.S.A., via Honolulu, Guam, - The missing air mail, dated Lon- don, January 7, originally scheduled Manila: Pan American China Clip- to arrive last Saturday, which was per 12.30 p.m. Jan, 22.

Honoi: Air From France, via will be plane. not on Monday's will also carry mail doted London, January 11.

brought in by the Delin. This plane France 12.30 p.m. Jan. 19.

The Air Ministry announces that try continue to-day. In the Channel Education Freedom Jan

the force of the gale reached 70 miles!

In order to provide oppportunity tór ex-airmen of the auxiliary air force to return for service with the auxiliary flying squadron in an emergency, it has been decided to form auxiliary air force reservo.

Candidates for enlistment, who must be under 83, will serve for a

an hour and steamers were unable to leave.

At Aberdeen a trawler capsized and it is believed the crew of eight or | nine were drowned.-Reuter Bulletin,

The Hongkong Post Office yester-AMATEUR MOVIE CONTEST day could not account for the fact

The prize distribution in conneo- London, Jan. 17.

that the earller mall had not arrived Lord Baldwin emphasised the im- by Monday. Enquiries were started tion with the Amateur Movie Makers Contest will take place at the_office portance of academie freedom and with the authorities in London,

Reports reaching Imperial Airways of the Filmo Depot, Marina House, Independence in speech at Leeds Uni-

at on January 20 at 5 pm, when the nu ex- prize-winning flims will also be k versity to-day on receiving an hon-stated that there was

Intermediate stations, and orary degree.

by the State with planation, other than the conjecturehibited. All contestants and their

that the mall had not been placed on friends are welcome. period of two years, and may be Miss Ada Meriha Harrington has the teaching of universities must be permitted to rejoin for further been appointed a Nursing Sister resisted to the death if they were to

full their function within a free Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, periods of not more than two years. under the Medical Department or society, he sald.-British Wireless, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victeria, Hongkong. British Wireless.

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